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of Cronos either destroys

And again, at another time, the son of Cronos either destroys their wide army, or their walls, or else makes an end of their ships on the sea. (ll. 248-264) You princes, mark well this punishment you also; for the deathless gods are near among men and mark all those who oppress their fellows with crooked judgements, and reck not the anger of the gods.
— from Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica by Hesiod

of chairs extended down

He was at once forgiven, and led the way into a large room where a long row of chairs extended down one side for ourselves, faced by three others for himself and the vice-governors.
— from A Diplomat in Japan The inner history of the critical years in the evolution of Japan when the ports were opened and the monarchy restored, recorded by a diplomatist who took an active part in the events of the time, with an account of his personal experiences during that period by Ernest Mason Satow

Orbajosa con encargo de

Cuando a las reiteradas preguntas de los socios contestó que había venido a Orbajosa con encargo de explorar la cuenca hullera del Nahara y estudiar un camino, todos convinieron en que el Sr. D. José era un fatuo, que quería darse tono inventando 15 criaderos de carbón y vías férreas.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós

of conflicting elements deprived

We continued during the whole night to watch the fury of the sea and the pace of the driving clouds, through whose openings the rare stars rushed impetuously; the thunder of conflicting elements deprived us of all power to sleep.
— from The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

of Consensus Esprit de

Group Unity and the Different Forms of Consensus: Esprit de corps , Morale, Collective Representations.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. (Ernest Watson) Burgess

only come every day

For it had been decided that little Julian should not only come every day at ten, but on two days of the week should stay until four o'clock in the afternoon, in order to enjoy the advantages of Tiny's society.
— from A True Friend: A Novel by Adeline Sergeant

of Comtesse Ernest de

(See Restaud, Comtesse Ernest de.) GRANDLIEU (Vicomte Juste de), son of Vicomtesse de Grandlieu; brother of Comtesse Ernest de Restaud; cousin and afterwards husband of Marie-Athenais de Grandlieu, combining by this marriage the fortunes of the two houses of Grandlieu and obtaining the title of duke.
— from Repertory of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A — Z by Anatole Cerfberr

one cent each day

Each member pledges himself to lay aside one cent each day for some benevolent object.
— from The American Missionary — Volume 44, No. 03, March, 1890 by Various

once conquered each day

For he possessed the rapid recuperative power of his type; and, the fever once conquered, each day added a cubit to his returning vigour.
— from Captain Desmond, V.C. by Maud Diver

of certain English divines

To this assembly the royal mandate was read, as well as the opinions of certain English divines in favour of the proposed changes.
— from Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Richard Bagwell

of calcareous earth deposited

He farther infers, that in consequence of the operations of animals, "the quantity of calcareous earth deposited in the form of mud or stone is always increasing; and that as the secondary series far exceeds the primary in this respect, so a third series may hereafter arise from the depths of the sea, which may exceed the last in the proportion of its calcareous strata."
— from Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

of Commercium Epistolicum D

Complete copies of it, under the title of Commercium Epistolicum D. Johannis Collins
— from The Life of Sir Isaac Newton by David Brewster

of Churchill Each dish

Wildman's was notorious as being the favourite headquarters of the supporters of John Wilkes, and hence the lines of Churchill: "Each dish at Wildman's of sedition smacks; Blasphemy may be Gospel at Almacks.
— from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley

of classical education does

The question of classical education does not now concern us.
— from The Negro Farmer by Carl Kelsey

of competitive exchange depreciation

The IMF is supposed to promote international monetary cooperation, establish a multilateral system of payments, assist countries with Balance of Payments (BOP) difficulties under adequate safeguards, lessen the duration and the degree of disequilibrium in the international BOPS of member countries and promote exchange rate stability, the signing of orderly exchange agreements and the avoidance of competitive exchange depreciation.
— from After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

of Christendom every day

Would God that even His Church believed aright in the reality of a human nature like our own, soiled, sorrowful, shamed, despairing, drugged into that apathetical insensibility which lies even below despair, yet aching still, in ten thousand bosoms, in every great city of Christendom, every day and every night!
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by G. A. (George Alexander) Chadwick

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